Official Name: | Riverton, Indiana |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Sullivan County |
Pushpin Label: | Riverton |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Sullivan County, Indiana |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sullivan |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Gill |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 39.0203°N -87.5678°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 133 |
Elevation Ft: | 436 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47861 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-64872[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 442104 |
Riverton is an unincorporated community in Gill Township, Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]
The community is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Riverton was laid out in 1887, and was named after its location on the Wabash River.[4] A post office was established at Riverton in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[5]
Riverton is located at 39.0203°N -87.5678°W.